The Daily Show

  • Craig Kilborn (1996-1998)
  • Jon Stewart ( since 1999)
  • John Oliver (2013, representation )

The Daily Show ( officially The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) is an American news satire. The show was hosted from 1996 to December 1998 by Craig Kilborn, since 1999, Jon Stewart is the host.

Air dates

The Daily Show is broadcast from Monday to Thursday 23:00 bis 23:30 clock clock EST on the cable channel Comedy Central. By January 2010, in Europe, a compilation of the four editions under the title The Daily Show was also the weekend on CNN International: Global Edition to see. Production of the Global Edition was discontinued in early 2010. In Germany, Comedy Central, the " Global Edition " beamed up to the end of 2009 Mondays 0:40 clock and Thursdays at 1:20 clock with German subtitles. The original English episodes are freely available outside the United States on the official website of the transmitter. There is also a video archive that includes all the videos of the years since 1999.

Concept

According to self-representation is a The Daily Show "fake news program ", a program makes reference to current events and commented on it satirically. It is also a critical look at the work of the news media, especially the conservative commentators and Anchors thrown.

The show starts with a short monologue from Stewart, followed by the individual contributions. You may also have correspondents who reside typically in the studio; using green screen, however, they awaken the impression that if they were just at the theaters of world events.

After the news section occurs a prominent guest, with which the presenter maintains, most well-known actors and book authors, as well as leading politicians. Among the guests were already inter alia, Bill and Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter, James Baker, Madeleine Albright, Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, Henry Kissinger, Michael Moore, and the presidents of Bolivia and Pakistan, Evo Morales and Pervez Musharraf, and the King of Jordan, Abdullah II.

The consignment is always ended shows with the "Moment of Zen", a short video clip, the witty usually absurd or bizarre appearances and statements of newscasters, politicians or famous people from the U.S. television the previous day.

Achievements

The show was nominated several times and won for prizes. Among other things, she received ten consecutive Emmy in the category Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series ( from 2003) and won eight times in Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program (2001, 2003-2006, 2009, 2011-2012) and twice the Peabody Award.

Many new viewers could win the mission by their anti-government stance on the Iraq war, on the regular basis in the segment " measuring O ' Potamia " - was reported pun mess ( mess ) and Mesopotamia ( Mesopotamia ).

In the U.S. presidential elections in 2004 ( " Indecision 2004" ) became known as the Daily Show by criticism of both candidates occurrence as well as the media coverage; The aim of the attacks was especially regarded as conservative Fox News. Stewart has not hidden his dislike for George W. Bush during the election campaign and was himself a guest in several political talk shows. In an appearance on Fox News, he was held by Moderator Bill O'Reilly that only " stoned layabout " ( " stoned slackers " ) would consider his mission; then Comedy Central presented studies according to which a Daily show viewers on average a higher education has as a viewer of Fox News.

During the election campaign, the Daily Show team also published the bestseller America ( The Book ), the audiobook version was in 2005 awarded a Grammy.

In the U.S., the Daily Show has a reputation for young people to serve as message replacement. Stewart defends itself against this opinion: His mission serves the entertainment and not for the information. A viewer, who does not hold over the day's events to date, most allusions could not understand anyway.

Reception

The Süddeutsche Zeitung reported for Germany launch on Comedy Central on the Daily Show, the conclusion was as follows: "Who was euthanized by the German comedy troupe long enough, will hardly believe what he sees: ' The Daily Show ' comes completely without skits from. The show even manages great to entertain by simply reflects the reality. " Next Jon Stewart's provocative interview form was praised, it was " hard, warm and a little disrespectful " and " compared to the unbearable humid summer interviews by ARD and ZDF just as great cinema " to describe.

The today -show is a German adaptation of the Daily Show. Similar to the original this show deals with current issues in the political landscape of Germany, but also attacks on international news.

Employee

Presenter

  • Craig Kilborn (1996-1998)
  • Jon Stewart ( since 1999)
  • John Oliver ( as a representative of Jon Stewart in the summer of 2013)

Current correspondents

  • Samantha Bee (since 2003)
  • Jason Jones ( since 2005)
  • Aasif Mandvi (since 2007)
  • Al Madrigal ( since 2011 )
  • Jessica Williams ( since 2012 )

Former correspondents (selection)

  • Steve Carell (1999-2004)
  • Wyatt Cenac (2008-2012)
  • Stephen Colbert (1997-2005; since November 2005 with its own show: The Colbert Report )
  • Rob Corddry (2002-2007)
  • Vance DeGeneres (1999-2001)
  • Mo Rocca (1998-2003)
  • Ed Helms (2002-2006)
  • Dan Bakkedahl (2005-2007)
  • Demitri Martin (2005-2008)
  • Olivia Munn (2010-2011)
  • John Oliver (2006-2013)
  • Rob Riggle (2006-2008)

Commentators

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